Camp Letterman - Gettysburg Hospital - Grouping

Item MED-8423

Description

Camp Letterman grouping consisting of three cabinet card size images. (2) images of Nurse Mary Ann Horner and (1) post war family image depicting Dr. Robert Horner seated in rocking chair and his wife Mary seated next to dog.

Robert Horner (1825-1899) attended Pennsylvania College from 1842 to 1845, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1849. One of the few local physicians, he and more than 30 other surgeons were posted to Camp Letterman to treat nearly 1,600 patients, roughly half of whom were Confederates. His wife, Mary Ann Horner, served as a nurse. In 1864, he opened a drugstore in Gettysburg, but returned to his medical practice in 1869. He died on July 1, 1899, the 36th anniversary of the first day of the battle.